I always get asked by friends or family on all sides of the political spectrum how I could work for the government under X or Y President. In my three and a half years in the Foreign Service, I’ve learned that one of the most misunderstood parts of government work is neutrality. People often assume
Just an hour northeast of Yangon, the city of Bago (once called Pegu) is easy to overlook. At first glance, it’s a busy provincial town. But spend a day here and you quickly realize Bago is one of Myanmar’s most fascinating places — a city that has seen golden ages of empire, devastating wars, and,
I’ve been in the Foreign Service for three and a half years — just long enough to have settled into the rhythm of this strange, rewarding career, but not long enough to have lived through a government shutdown. Until now. Before this week, shutdowns were something I’d only read about in the news or heard
